Andrew L. Seidel

Thank @friendlyatheist.com for doing all the work.

Thank @friendlyatheist.com . He's quietly done brilliant work like this for two decades.

Before you share that story about how troops were told the Iran War is for "Armageddon," read this The narrative is dramatic. The sourcing is thin. And skepticism matters, especially on something this serious.

I think this is a very important story that everyone should take the time to read.
https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/before-you-share-that-story-about

New pod: the DOJ withheld Epstein files about alleging that Trump sexually assaulted a 13yo girl so we invaded Iran, SCOTUS tariffs, and Tucker + Huckabee spar over the bible—kind of.
https://sbrew.link/PPC8H4T5

Exactly right: “We’re long past the point at which there are neutral legal principles that can be deployed to persuasively reconcile all of the Court’s behavior … It makes the Court at least look like what so many regularly accuse it of being: a font of partisan political power, and not much more.”

Also, 2x is beast mode. Impressive.

I don't think so. I think I only read the first two and last two chapters.

I ask because I thought I knew the correct pronunciation (yours), but then in saying it out loud after reading your message I successfully confused myself.🤣

Was that me or the other guy?

Christians, isn't this blasphemy? I thought that was sort of a no-no...

Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth are so evil that they make the malevolent CEOs of AI companies look like humanitarians for simply not giving their AI the power tokill people.

This timeline is truly fucked.

The latest cover of The Lancet.
Bravo! 👏👏👏

The reason they spew some much disinformation about kids transitioning is because, in reality, trans people existing doesn't impact your life at all. Not. At. All.

So they lie, as Trump did in his State of the Union, to make you scared and angry.

Just leave trans people the fuck alone.

As noted, Rosen asserted in his email that "[t]he lawyers in my civil division didn't deserve" the supposedly inaccurate January 28 order. Putting aside the fact that the January 28 order was not inaccurate, Rosen failed to mention that this Court said the following in the show-cause order that preceded the January 28 order: The Court expresses its appreciation to attorney Ana Voss and her colleagues [in the civil division], who have struggled mightily to ensure that respondents comply with court orders despite the fact that respondents have failed to provide them with adequate resources. ECF No. 7 at 2 n.1. The judges of this District have been extraordinarily patient with the government attorneys, recognizing that they have been put in an impossible position by Rosen and his superiors in the Department of Justice (leading many of those attorneys- including, unfortunately, Ana Voss- to resign). What those attorneys "didn't deserve" was the Administration sending 3000 ICE agents to Minnesota to detain people without making any provision for handling the hundreds of lawsuits that were sure to follow.

If anything is "beyond the pale," it is ICE's continued violation of the orders of this Court. Increasingly, this Court has had to resort to using the threat of civil contempt to force ICE to comply with orders. The Court is not aware of another occasion in the history of the United States in which a federal court has had to threaten contempt -again and again and again - to force the United States government to comply with court orders. -5- CASE 0:26-cv-00107-PJS-DLM Doc. 12 Filed 02/26/26 Page 6 of 6 This Court will continue to do whatever is required to protect the rule of law, including, if necessary, moving to the use of criminal contempt. One way or another, ICE will comply with this Court's orders. Dated: February 26, 2026 (s/ Patrick J. Schiltz Patrick J. Schiltz, Chief Judge United States District Court

BREAKING: Judge Patrick Schiltz in Minnesota threatens criminal contempt, if necessary, to address ICE noncompliance in an order calling out U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen's response to Schiltz's earlier questions about noncompliance with court orders.

"ICE will comply with this Court's orders."

If you're the MS Now producer who's pulling together all these great segments on church-state separation please reach out so I can say thank you. And ask if you happen to be using The Founding Myth as a roadmap😂

Texas could require Bible reading in public schools Texas public school students could soon be required to read Bible passages in English language arts classes from kinderg

I joined @texaspublicradio.bsky.social to talk about the Christian Nationalism infiltrating Texas public schools for an hour, with great call-ins. Give it a listen and share!

FACTS OVER FASCISM: What is "White Christian nationalism," and how has it manifested itself in U.S. culture and public policy over the years? @andrewlseidel.bsky.social of @americansunited.bsky.social explains the rising threat of this theocratic extremist movement.

Texas could require Bible reading in public schools Texas public school students could soon be required to read Bible passages in English language arts classes from kinderg

I'm going to be on Texas Public Radio at noon central to talk about Bible classes in public schools and other things! Listen in: https://www.tpr.org/podcast/the-source/2026-02-23/texas-could-require-bible-reading-in-public-schools

How to register to vote and check your registration status For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.

For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory. n.pr/4ayRPUJ

It Sure Looks Like This Supreme Court Justice Is Getting Ready to Retire A flurry of recent hints has prompted new speculation that the court’s most reliably partisan conservative is eyeing the exit.

@dahlialithwick.bsky.social & @mjsdc.bsky.social with an addendum to the @elienyc.bsky.social speculation that Alito is signalling retirement. A must-read.
And I'll add one more outrageous possible candidate:
Justice Pam Bondi?
The horror....😱😱😱
slate.com/news-and-pol...

And I'm already done.

I'm so fucking sick of AI. AI accounts on social served up in our feeds; turgid, overdone Super Bowl commercials; that piece that was so obviously written with AI which they think we won't notice but stands out like a hard-on in a morgue—I'm over it.

There seems to be some confusion about the SAVE America Act. If it becomes law, you will NOT be able to vote with your drivers license alone.

You’d need:

The SAVE America Act is a danger for democracy, but we still have a chance to defeat it in the Senate.

Tell your senators to stop this bill at aclu.org/stop_anti_voter_

Thank you!

Do you support the Alabama bill that mandates the Ten Commandments be displayed in classrooms? Click here to view this item from decaturdaily.com.

The obvious vote here is NO. It's crazy that some folks want the state imposing religion on their kids. Do you not know history?
https://www.decaturdaily.com/do-you-support-the-alabama-bill-that-mandates-the-ten-commandments-be-displayed-in-classrooms/poll_4414d1ce-e688-4b9c-8c9d-64ebb94dc76f.html

What do you do when you cannot stomach reality? Escape into a book? Burn it all down

This is the second account - the first being in Chicago - of DHS agents mass detaining people and then *sorting them by race*.

There must be some mistake. I was assured by Brett Kavanaugh that detainees were sorted only by the content of their character, and it was purely coincidental that this mapped on to the color of their skin.

When the stock market is high, rich people get to traffic kids? That's the argument?

We lawyers need to deal with the fact that corrupt, malevolent monsters like Bondi hold law licenses because collectively we let them. Lawlessness/eroding the rule of law should have more professional consequences.